{"id":15580,"date":"2017-12-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/2017\/12\/14\/north-hunterdons-matt-busher-is-the-hunterdon-democrat-football-player-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2017-12-14T23:12:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T03:12:00","slug":"north-hunterdons-matt-busher-is-the-hunterdon-democrat-football-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/north-hunterdons-matt-busher-is-the-hunterdon-democrat-football-player-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"North Hunterdon&#8217;s Matt Busher is The Hunterdon Democrat Football Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/12\/Busher-HCDemocrat-POTY-2017.png\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/12\/Busher-HCDemocrat-POTY-2017-276x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/12\/Busher-HCDemocrat-POTY-2017-276x300.png 276w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/12\/Busher-HCDemocrat-POTY-2017-768x834.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/12\/Busher-HCDemocrat-POTY-2017.png 778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People ask me all the time,&#8221; said\u00a0<strong>Busher, The Hunterdon County Democrat Player of the Year,<\/strong>\u00a0who finished with a Hunterdon County record of 5,993 total yards from scrimmage. &#8220;But no, baseball is my first love, always has been. Whatever season it is, that is my my favorite sport at that moment, but I&#8217;ve never reconsidered. I thought about it a little, but it never got too far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Busher knows one thing. He will never forget what transpired in the fall of 2017 when second-seeded North Hunterdon capped off a magical season with a 21-20 victory over top-seeded Phillipsburg in the title game of the North 2, Group 4 championship at MetLife Stadium, avenging its only loss of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was crazy, it&#8217;s something I will always remember,&#8221; said Busher. &#8220;It hasn&#8217;t really sunk in completely yet, all that we accomplished. It probably will when we get our rings. I can&#8217;t wait for that day because that&#8217;s going to be when it really hits me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Lion Athletic News North Hunterdon&#8217;s Matt Busher is The Hunterdon Democrat Football Player of the Year <a href=\"http:\/\/highschoolsports.nj.com\/news\/article\/-5246122105283540402\/north-hunterdons-matt-busher-is-the-hunterdon-democrat-football-player-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ext-link\" onclick=\"this.target=&#039;_blank&#039;;\">North Hunterdon&#8217;s Matt Busher is The Hunterdon Democrat Football Player of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;People ask me all the time,&#8221; said\u00a0Busher, The Hunterdon County Democrat Player of the Year,\u00a0who finished with a Hunterdon County record of 5,993 total yards from scrimmage. &#8220;But no, baseball is my first love, always has been. Whatever season it is, that is my my favorite sport at that moment, but I&#8217;ve never reconsidered. 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